Hello,  Like any right-minded human being, I can see the negative effect
that certain segments of society are having on us and our young.  The
primary offenders are anti-social individuals and groups who perpetuate
foul and abusive actions and language.  Among these are head-bangers,
rappers and grundgers.

I, like many others, do not wish to be involved in any way with the sort
of people that would tear down the fabric of society for their own
personal pleasure or gain.

It is, therefore, my fervent hope that their music does not infiltrate
the realm of Mechanical Music.  It's one thing to talk about a Chinese
opium dealer in San Francisco in a cute and amusing way and quite another
to talk about shooting a policeman or f---ing your mother.

I think that if a few of our readers had actually read the comments Craig
Brougher made instead of responding to the comments that followed, they
wouldn't be bashing Craig but rather praising his firm stand against such
trash.

Let us all take a similar stand against violent, vulgar and virtueless
music in our society today.  Our children's children will thank us.

A wise man once told me, "never lower yourself to another's standards but
rather attempt to raise them up to your own."

Musically, John A. Tuttle